Oil and gas, gold, silver, platinum, copper, grains, softs and cattle. Same questions for each: the contract, who produces it, the figures its price is set against, how to get exposure, and how far its price fell from its highs.
Verified figures, not advice. Contract terms, production, stocks and fund costs come from the exchange, government agencies and fund issuers named beside each figure, read on 14 Oct 2026. A figure we could not verify is shown as "not verified"; a figure we worked out ourselves is marked "computed". We do not say where a price is going or whether to buy. Commodity funds and futures can lose more than you expect. Found a mistake? Tell us and we correct it.
Changes and falls are measured on month-end prices of the front-month futures contract, October 2021 to September 2026, and checked against a second source. "Deepest fall" is the largest drop from a previous high; "now vs high" is how far below its highest month-end the price stood at the end of September 2026.
Questions people ask
What is a commodity?
A raw material that is traded in standard form: oil, metals, grains, coffee, cattle. Two units of the same grade are interchangeable, which is why they can trade on an exchange.
Do commodity funds follow the spot price?
Funds that hold futures do not, because they must keep replacing expiring contracts. In contango this can cost return; in backwardation it can add. Funds that hold the physical metal avoid the roll.
What does "not verified" mean?
We could not confirm the figure from a primary source we could open. We leave it out rather than estimate.
Why is there no chart for live cattle?
We only publish a chart when we can check our price series against a second, independent source. For live cattle we found none.